Analysis: For a number of different
reasons I believe the value in this contest is on the "over":

The 16-15 Trail Blazers are coming off a 74-71 loss to the Clippers
on Thursday.

Jamal Crawford and Nicolas Batum each had 19-points.

It was season lows for both teams; "It was a collapse. A total
collapse," Crawford said. "In the fourth quarter, it felt like we
started playing like we were playing from behind, and we were up.
They became the aggressors. We were the aggressors the first three
quarters."

On the other bench: The Hawks are 19-11 and are coming off a 101-99
win at Phoenix on Wednesday.

Josh Smith had 30-points and grabbed 17-rebounds.

"I just wanted to be a little aggressive," Smith said. "I know they
were keying on Joe and we needed offense somewhere else and me and
Willie picked up the slack tonight."

Willie Green had 20.

Bottom line: Atlanta looks to build momentum here after a big road
win, as it looks forward to match-ups at Chicago, New York and
Orlando next week.

The Trail Blazers are also looking to atone for their worst effort
of the year and gain momentum with games at the Lakers and San
Antonio back to back early next week.

It all adds up to a *10* NON-CONFERENCE TOTAL OF THE YEAR on the
OVER!